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Women novelists and the ethics of desire, 1684-1814 : in the voice of our biblical mothers
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- Creator
- Elizabeth Kraft
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2008]
- ©2008
- Physical Details
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- viii, 199 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780754662808, 0754662802
- OCLC
- ocn167509340
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-190) and index.
- Introduction : in the voice of a woman -- Matriarchal desire and ethical relation -- Men and women in the garden of delight -- Sexual awakening and political power -- Hieroglyphics of desire -- His sister's song -- The forgotten woman -- The Lot motif and the redaction of double desire -- Conclusion : the last word
Subjects
- English fiction -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
- English fiction -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
- English fiction -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism.
- English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism.
- Women in literature.
- Desire in literature.
- Ethics in literature.
- Desire -- Moral and ethical aspects.